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Heritage Chocolate Cake

Go back to basics with this classically delicious Heritage Chocolate Cake recipe! With ingredients like HERSHEY'S Cocoa and buttermilk, you can bake the perfectly moist chocolate cake of your dreams. Bake this heritage chocolate cake for a chocolate lover's birthday celebration, to share during a special occasion or to take to that potluck that's right around the corner. For an added touch of even more Hershey sweetness, pair your Heritage Chocolate Cake recipe with our rich and creamy "Perfectly Chocolate" Chocolate Frosting — also made with HERSHEY'S Cocoa. Your dessert will be truly complete!

Ingredients & Directions

Prep:
22 Min.
Bake:
33 Min.
Total:

BAKE MODE:

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Ingredients

  • 2/3 cup
    butter or margarine, softened
  • 1-3/4 cups
    sugar
  • 3
    eggs
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla extract
  • 2 cups
    all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp
    baking powder
  • 1 tsp
    baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp
    salt
  • 1-1/2 cups
    buttermilk or sour milk*
READY TO MAKE THIS?

Make our "Chocolate Frosting" to complete the recipe as shown in the image.

You'll Need 
oven
9-inch baking pans
mixing bowl
bowl
wire racks
saucepan
stovetop
mixer

Step-By-Step Directions

Tip

To sour milk: Use 4-1/2 teaspoons white vinegar plus milk to equal 1-1/2 cups.

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